Dumuju-class dispatch boat

The Dumuju class is a class of dispatch boat (YFL) currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).[1][2] The exact type still remains unknown, and it has received NATO reporting name Dumuju class,[2] with only a single unit of this class have been confirmed in active service as of mid-2010s.[1][2]

History
PRC
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeDumuju class
TypeDispatch boat
Sensors and
processing systems
Navigation radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
None
ArmamentUnarmed
Aircraft carriedNone
Aviation facilitiesNone

Ships of this class in PLAN service are designated by a combination of two Chinese characters followed by three-digit number. The second Chinese character is Jiao (交), short for Jiao-Tong-Ting (交通艇), meaning dispatch boat (ferry) in Chinese, because these ships are classified as dispatch boats. The first Chinese character denotes which fleet the ship is service with, with East (Dong, 东) for East Sea Fleet, North (Bei, 北) for North Sea Fleet, and South (Nan, 南) for South Sea Fleet. However, the pennant numbers are subject to change due to changes of Chinese naval ships naming convention, or when units are transferred to different fleets.

Type NATO designation Pennant No. Name
(English)
Name
(Han 中文)
Commissioned Displacement Fleet Status
Dumuju class dispatch boat (YFL) Dumuju class Bei-Jiao 77 North Traffic 77 北交 77 ? ? t North Sea Fleet Active

References

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  1. ^ a b "Beijiao 77-class dispatch boat". Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "PLANS recognition guide 2015". August 7, 2015.